Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-30
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
For add ional State News see 9th pagc)
Jhittenden County.

Mrs. j. y. Ilne has moved to Milton,
where she will reside this winter. ..T The
Christmas tree ut the Methodist church
Saturday evening was well attended ....
Miss Fannie Day is reported sick aud is
not able to attend to her school duties. 80.
Mrs. w. IL. severance was the recipient
of pair of elegant vases rs token of eS
TEEN by her sunday school class. :. E. Frank
Parsons has had remarkable success with
his poultry this season, having lost only
II turkeys out of ia flock of 1900. $50. Mrs.
Wickware is very low again and it is
doubtful if she ever recoverss,, &C. f;
Bates is on the sick llst....A. w. Howard
and wife visited in Georgia last week
..... Mrs. j. w. Farnsworth spent
Christmas III Cambridge. ...W. w.
w. Thompson has rented his farm to
a man by the name of Demo. 900. Mrs.
Stearns of Winooski is visiting with H.
u. Thompson and family....A oeer has
been seen in the vicinity of the Boro.
M. Spauldng was in Fairfield several
days last week on business. Miss Sadie
Bates came home from Richmond Satur-
day TO spend Christmas with friends here
....Charles Severance intends starting for
Kansas next week where he has two sis
.ers now residing 900. Mrs. Greenough,
whose husband was sentenced to the
House of Correction at Rutland recently
for larceny, has been taken under the
care of the town. Bert Severance and
Seymour Cary have formed a partnership
and will embark in the butchery business
go. The cutting away of the brush on the
roadside near Sunderland Hollow proves
a success, as it prevents the snow drifting
in SO badly, and it improves the appear
Ance of the road very much.
wINOosKI
Mr..G G. f. Tobey, who has been home
from the West about two weeks, has fully
recovered from his fever, and is looking
his old self He Will remain here for n
month or more, to the pleasure Of his
many friends.
The citizens of this place are thoroughly
disguised with the Central Vermont Rail
road company. About four months ago
the railroad company removed the old
bridge which crossed the railroad on
Main street, and since that time, with the
exception of about four weeks, people
have had to travel around the square in
going to and from their homes. Now this
is entirely needless This bridge might
have been completed six weeks ago, but
we probably will have the new bridge
when the old depot falls to peices, which
will be very soon. The stone work was
completed in due time, according to the
contract. and since that time Main street
has been blockaded, which is entirely use.
less, and it is high time something was
done in the way of a new bridge. The
railroad company Will have something TO
pay in the way of damages. There have
been several very narrow ESCAPES The
stone work being completed. the railroad
company did not even but mn a temnorarv
railing, aud a person in a dark nighi
might walk off Of the abutmeut, and IN 50
doing 1t would be certain death.
ESSEX JUNCTION,
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Williams
he did not 20 away last week as was eX-
pected. She has so far recovered that she |
and children left Friday morning on the |
5 o'clock train Rev. Mr.. Williams did |
not go till Monday morning. During the |
snort nor, term ne mas served us as pastor he |
nf ibis IT%uy eiei[tu n.inseil TO me hearts
Give i hi p9UP,e anu 1t Is very hard tor us to
nome spending vacation. She has heen
teaching IN Northteld. The students
~ Who are attending school and the L. V.
w. III burlington rom this place, nine in |
are spending vacation at home.
WEST sHF1RrrpN
A pleasant affair WAS a Christmas tree
at the school room in district NJ . nm Fri
jav ni1bt last E,ftr-ire toN in oI ~, -,
citizens were there r. sh,ra ~ tI - i i
meut of the amnsements condnc,od' -,
Miss .Juliette p1tterson M a. ~
moments were oiven ~ tba sna ~ aoW
pieces apnronriafa for tSe ncca,io" e. vi
he recitatIons came tba diSt'nhntic., ~
presents. Here AGAIN annearad ~ Lnrdj
work or tha ,nana7t', IN ~ ~ oue
If the tran Era,v G. a. sel,Ieiii
freirhted [vitb yo,oa WE scented
would brine iov r. l,t1a oa tm"'
But it wa. nor mn Same half dnzo,, in, Vs.
mo Jacks ware tii,nod ioo.a n"I'u Jun
Us many of the older viSitnrs u ~ S.teH ~ W.
louse r6se IN tie orc".ion EniIot ou"' tH
-umult came the calm. and the small
voice OF the manager, school is closed -
Those present wondered as they turned
away that there are not more Christmas
trees in the little home schools.
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HUNTINGTON
Mrs Martin Rickford is ,,;.it;u
lauc hter Nav in palmer Me- NJ
campfire at the Centre last IN nrcda,, o,io, ne
mo was not IargeIu atta a9I H9ay uNel
,dist onarterlv maetinr nooua,.d e e nGtn
saturday and snndsv praidi, iei tu Ihst
I3ennett was nrasa1t NJ niler
1niding ar tba Centro Iii nc crraii9fy
week ard renaired for ~ Tlii ne ti,oVeu tnis